Physical Geology: Earth RevealedCoverage of plate tectonics is moved to the beginning of the book. The text is also used as the official Annenberg CPB distributed telecourse for physical geology.The beautiful new art program and interactive writing style will grab students' attention and further their interest in the subject. |
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... deposited first , and the finest sediment is carried the farthest . B Compaction Lithification of sand grains to ... deposited . The boulders come to rest first ( figure 14.3 ) . As the river continues to slow down , cobbles and then ...
... deposited first , and the finest sediment is carried the farthest . B Compaction Lithification of sand grains to ... deposited . The boulders come to rest first ( figure 14.3 ) . As the river continues to slow down , cobbles and then ...
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... deposited as horizontal layers . The law of original horizontality , a general principle of geol- ogy , states that most water - laid sediment is deposited in horizontal or near - horizontal layers that are essentially paral- lel to the ...
... deposited as horizontal layers . The law of original horizontality , a general principle of geol- ogy , states that most water - laid sediment is deposited in horizontal or near - horizontal layers that are essentially paral- lel to the ...
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... deposited on lake bottoms . If the lake periodically dries up , the shales will be mud - cracked and perhaps interbedded with evaporites such as gypsum or rock salt . Delta A delta is a large body of sediment deposited when a river ...
... deposited on lake bottoms . If the lake periodically dries up , the shales will be mud - cracked and perhaps interbedded with evaporites such as gypsum or rock salt . Delta A delta is a large body of sediment deposited when a river ...
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